Curtainup Founder & Editor Elyse Sommer's Epilogue -- I've passed the torch for reviewing and editing new theater productions on and off-Broadway and elsewhere. However, I'll continue to sound off here with my take on Live and Onscreen Entertainment. As for Curtainup's extensive content since 1996-- it's all sill available at www.curtainup.com

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box--a new play by renowned dramatist Adrienne Kennedy



He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box
He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box - Adrienne Kennedy is renowned for a style of dramatic writing that's all her own. And this new play is as poetic, mysterious, and intricately structured as one might expect from her past work.. .Read More

Cardinal--could painting a dying town red bring it back to life?

cardinal
Cardinal - at the end of its fast-paced and provocative 90 minutes, Greg Pierce's new play is a mixed bag— one of those frustrating plays that coulda-shoulda-been-better.

Saturday, January 27, 2018

The Home Coming Queen-- exemplifies talent by and about people from Trump's "s-holes"



The Homecoming Queen - Ngozi Anyanwu's play is a familiar yet unique story about one woman's return to the home she both loves and hates . . . Read More
The Homecoming Queen - Ngozi Anyanwu's play is a familiar yet unique story about one woman's return to the home she both loves and hates . . . Read More

The Homecoming Queen-- another example of work by talent we've imported from countries Trump has designated as s-holes




The Homecoming Queen - Ngozi Anyanwu's play is a familiar yet unique story about one woman's return to the home she both loves and hates . . . Read More

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Monday, January 22, 2018

Until the Flood-- a theatrical conversation about race at the Rattlestick Theater



Until the Flood
Until the Flood - Perhaps the real take-away from Dael Olandersmith's solo play is that the conversation on racism in our country must continue and that many voices need to be heard.

Our review of the solo bio about Josephine Baker at SoHo Playhouse


Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play -last year's Fringe International Encore Series hit returns for a run at the SoHo Playhouse

Curtainup's review of the Mad Ones' Miles for Mary at Playwrights Horizon


Miles For Mary
Miles For Mary - Anyone who's ever been in a school office will immediately recognize the verisimilitude of the set created for The Mad Ones Read More

Friday, January 19, 2018

Hindle Wakes--another fine Mint Theater re-discovery


Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes - The Mint does it again with its latest re-discovery: a 100-year-old play about a once shocking illicit weekend. . . 

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The Undertaking-- The Civilian Theater's contemplation on death


The Undertaking
The Undertaking - The Civilians Investigative Theater's artistic director Steve Cosson's two-hande is, primarily, a reflection on the dread of death. Read More

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Review of The Humans with it's fine new DC cast

Washington - DC
The Humans
The Humans - Stephen Karam's multi-award winning play is blessed with a very fine cast at the Kennedy Center in DC . . . Read More